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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2015
Quantum wins $20.5 million funding to build a rapid DNA sequencer
Quantum Biosystems Inc., an Osaka-based company developing a faster genome sequencer, has raised ¥2.4 billion in venture-capital funding from firms including Jafco Co., people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 17, 2015
Longevity, genetics and the whale
The oldest person in the world — and the oldest ever Japanese person — is Misao Okawa. She lives in Osaka and is 116. She'll be 117 in March.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 2, 2015
Biological bad luck blamed in two-thirds of cancer cases
Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed on random mutations and not heredity or risky habits like smoking.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2014
Ancient DNA reveals history of horse domestication
Speed, smarts, and the heart of a champion: using genomic analysis, scientists have identified DNA changes that helped turn ancient horses such as those in prehistoric cave art into today's Secretariats and Black Beautys, researchers reported Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2014
Japan, South Korea can stop GMO testing, U.S. wheat official claims
Japan and South Korea are still testing the U.S. wheat they buy to make sure the grain is not contaminated with an experimental genetically modified version developed by Monsanto Co., but can stop the practice, the head of a U.S. wheat association said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2014
Profiting off our biocapital
We must be watchful of attempts by DNA testing services to sell the private data they've accumulated from people to other companies for their own profit.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2014
DNA of Japanese man in surrogacy case matches 12 babies in Thailand
Thai police said Wednesday that a DNA sample provided by a Japanese businessman suspected of siring 12 surrogate babies in Thailand matches with all 12 infants, proving he is their biological father.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2014
Businessman at center of Thai surrogacy scandal hands over DNA samples
The lawyer of the Japanese man linked to a surrogate 'baby factory' in Thailand submits DNA samples to Thai police, saying the man wishes to clear his name.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2014
In children's best interest?
A civil code provision dating back to the Meiji Era governing paternity can create a situation where the biological father is not allowed to claim legal paternity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2014
Top court upholds paternity even if blood ties disproved by DNA test
Paternity can't be revoked by a DNA test alone, even if the results prove no biological relationship between father and child, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2014
Pros and cons of genetic testing
More and more nonmedical companies are offering genetic testing services that inform people of their risks of developing cancer, diabetes and other diseases, but customers often don't understand the limits of such tests. Nor do they know what providers may do with such personal information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 9, 2014
Tokyo firm to launch DNA testing service for cancer, other conditions
Mobile video game provider DeNA Co. said Wednesday it will launch a DNA testing service in mid-August in partnership with a unit at a leading research laboratory.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2014
Legal tussle over parental ties
Japan's Supreme Court next month is scheduled to hear two cases that challenge the traditional legal presumption of a father-child relationship when DNA test results deny the existence of blood ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2014
Obokata beefs up defense with new papers
Embattled stem cell researcher Haruko Obokata submitted additional documents to the state-backed Riken Institute on Sunday to back up her denials of alleged misconduct in her research methods, and called for more time to prepare evidence, her lawyer said Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2014
The abduction drama game
Clearly there are people in Japan who do not want any rapprochement with Pyongyang — who are using the abduction drama to continue the image of a Japan threatened by enemies and needing strong military forces for defense.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2013
Six more police forces to receive DNA-testing gear
The National Police Agency will deploy automated DNA-profiling equipment to six more prefectural departments by next March to speed up criminal investigations and the identification of bodies recovered from disasters, police sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2013
Gene patent decision on shaky scientific ground
In its split decision over gene patents, the U.S. Supreme Court was trying to protect big pharma and the U.S. economy without offending basic principles of ethics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 10, 2013
Embrace the DNA that makes you a mongrel
This month, we celebrate the mongrel, a word that means different things to different people. For some, it may bring to mind nonpedigree dogs, mutts that don't belong to a specific breed; in Japanese, the word is daken, which has the definite negative connotation of a 'skulking cur.'
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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